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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8147105 | Turn lamp unit For a turn lamp unit, a reflecting member is disposed in an inner space formed by a housing and lens section, wherein the reflecting member is fixed to the housing by a screw. The head portion of the screw is disposed inside a screw housing space arranged at the hou... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8092056 | Light module and lighting device The invention relates to a light module (1) for a lighting device for a motor vehicle. The lighting module (1) comprises a light source (3) for emission of electromagnetic radiation, preferably in the form of light which is visible for the human... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7993044 | Vehicle lighting apparatus A vehicle lighting apparatus includes a discharge bulb fixed to a reflector and a connector coupled to the plug of the discharge bulb and designed to feed power to the discharge bulb. The reflector includes a conductive film on the periphery of a bulb fitting openin... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7950836 | EMI controlled integral HID reflector lamp An integral HID reflector lamp may be formed with an HID held in a reflector. An inner element is mechanically coupled to the reflector. The inner element is formed with a first mechanical coupling to mate with the reflector, a second mechanical coupling to mate wit... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7824086 | Lamp unit for vehicle headlamp and vehicle headlamp A lamp unit for a vehicle headlamp includes a projection lens disposed on an optical axis extending in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle and a plurality of light source units disposed rearwards of a rear focal plane of the projection lens. Each of the light sour... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7771097 | Threaded base lamp assembly A semi-standard threaded base lamp assembly may be formed with a substitutable optical housing. The assembly enables a standard set of components to be assembled as a threaded base lamp, but during construction any one of a variety of specialty reflector shells may ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7628521 | HID bulb fixing apparatus A high intensity discharge (HID) bulb fixing apparatus assembles an HID bulb securely in a reflector. The HID bulb includes a circular mounting ring. The HID bulb fixing apparatus includes a base disposed at a rear end of the reflector, and a catch base detachably a... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7476014 | Vehicle headlamp unit A vehicle headlamp unit that is configured for use with either a halogen lamp or a high intensity discharge lamp. The headlamp unit includes a housing within which a reflector is located for reflecting light from the headlamp unit. A lamp is supported within the ref... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7407310 | Vehicular headlamp A vehicular headlamp 1 including a projection lens 16 installed on the optical axis Ax extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle a light source 12a provided behind the rear side focal point F of the projection lens 16,... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7404657 | Vehicle headlamp A light source is movable between a reference position located on an optical axis on the rear side of a rear side focal point of a projection lens and a forward shift position located on the forward side of the reference position. At a predetermined position of the ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7372055 | Night vision infrared illuminator An illuminator assembly is provided for supplying night vision illumination. The assembly includes a support housing and an infrared illumination source. An infrared reflector receives the radiation emitted from the infrared illumination source and reflects the infr... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7329977 | Discharge lamp with a reflector and a burner The invention relates to a discharge lamp with a reflector (1) and a burner (2), wherein the reflector (1) comprises at least a reflective contour (3) and a hollow reflector neck (4), the burner (2) is arranged in centered m... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326072 | Connection element for the electrically conductive connection to the lamp holder of a main headlamp A connection element for electrically conductive connecting to two flat contact tabs, projecting radially from a lamp holder and offset along the axis and which wide sides extend transversally to the axis, connectable by a pivot movement around an axis to the socket... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7303320 | Pick-up truck cab accessory mounting bracket A bracket (10) for mounting accessories on a pick-up truck cab (20) consisting of a Z-shaped elongated body (22) having a forward upper horizontal mounting flange (24), a rearward lower horizontal mounting flange (28), and an integ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7301251 | Actuator equipped with an electronic card with an arrangement for limiting electromagnetic radiations The invention concerns an actuator. In a common housing are a motor contained in a metallic casing and an electronic card adapted to control the motor. The casing is electrically connected to a ground. This connection is made by a deformable element, whose deformati... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7264391 | System and method for fixing a lamp in a reflector housing A lamp fixation system for fixing an electric lamp in a reflector housing in an efficient and effective way. The lamp is positioned in a predetermined position to ensure a reliable electrical power supply. The predetermined position is effected via a cap of the elec... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7252421 | Vehicular light assembly and related method A vehicular light assembly including a dichroic lamp, a socket, a cradle and an optional support to mount the assembly to a vehicle. The dichroic lamp includes a reflector which reflects light emitted by the bulb forward but allows radiant heat to pass rearwardly th... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7249876 | Lamp holder for high intensity discharge lamp An improved lamp holder for a high intensity discharge (HID) lamp includes a base and a metallic positioning member, in which the metallic positioning member includes a vibration-damping clamping ring having three extension feet extending outwards and downwards from... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7237934 | Vehicle headlamp By inserting a light source bulb into a reflector from a side thereof at a position apart downwardly from an optical axis, it is made possible to use an area situated on a side of the optical axis effectively for controlling the light distribution of a vehicle headl... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7222990 | Headlight apparatus equipped with an insertible complementary module, for a motor vehicle A headlight apparatus has a lighting element with a connector base disposed in an aperture formed in the lighting element. The connector base has a set of terminals arranged to make contact with a set of electrical contact zones of a complementary module. Each elect... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7220046 | Replaceable lamp header A replaceable lamp header for positioning a lamp within a reflector assembly includes a base member having first and second lateral portions, at least one first source connection coupled to each of the first and second lateral portions, at least one second source co... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7216990 | Integrated lamp and aperture alignment method and system According to one embodiment a method for aligning a light source includes providing a lamp and a lamp interface. The lamp interface has an alignment aperture disposed thereon. The method also includes aligning the lamp with respect to the lamp interface until a desi... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7175300 | Side-entry lamping fixture The present invention provides a side-entry lamping fixture and cartridge, comprising a fixture having an upper fixture wall and a lower fixture wall, first and second sidewalls joining said upper and lower fixture walls and, at least one of the first and second sid... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175325 | Vehicular lamp having a removable lens with an extension reflector A vehicular headlamp includes a lamp body having an opening, a first reflector disposed within the lamp body, a lens, and a second reflector. The second reflector serves as an extension reflector to cover a gap between the opening of the lamp body and the first refl... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172316 | Lighting or indicating apparatus equipped with a complementary module, for a motor vehicle Lighting or indicating apparatus for a motor vehicle comprises in particular a light emitting element which includes a reflector, a light source, and a casing which defines a set of faces, comprising side, lower and upper faces. There is, optionally, at least one op... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168830 | Vehicle exterior mirror system with signal light An exterior mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a signal light that provides an advanced notification system to approaching vehicles that the driver of the vehicle intends to turn or make a lane change. The exterior mirror assembly includes a housing with a refle... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7163329 | Adjustable light pipe fixture A light pipe fixture with adjustable beam spreads comprises a bayonet assembly having a generally tubular coupling for receiving a light-dispensing end of a light pipe, and a receiver assembly. The receiver assembly has a generally tubular coupling for receiving the... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7159831 | Adjusting device An adjusting device (3) is suitable especially for use on a stand (1) for a surgical microscope (2). The adjusting device (3) makes it possible to move the surgical microscope (2) in a plane (9) perpendicular to the optical ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7108412 | Headlamp for vehicle A vehicle headlamp structure includes a light distribution pattern having a horizontal cutoff line formed by a first reflecting optical system. The structure includes a first light source including a light emitting diode in which a rectangular light emitting chip is... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7097343 | Lamp and headlight for simple mounting A lamp has projecting stud and resilient elements configured to lock the lamp into a reflector housing upon insertion of the lamp into an opening of the reflector and rotation of the lamp. Electrical connection is also achieved through the rotation where transverse ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7083476 | Base for a headlight lamp and headlight lamp A base for a headlight lamp, which has a plastic base part having at least two electrical connections, which have a first end with a contact face, the first ends protruding from the base part when mounted such that the contact faces are perpendicular to the longitud... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7083304 | Apparatus and method of using light sources of differing wavelengths in an unitized beam A plurality of light sources, each radiating a color of light; a corresponding plurality of reflectors are arranged and configured so that the reflector reflects light from a predetermined one of the plurality of light sources. The reflected light from the plurality... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7070307 | Replaceable lamp assembly having a cap A replaceable lamp assembly includes a lamp coupled to a lamp header; and a cap coupled to the lamp header that at least partially covers the lamp. The cap minimizes contamination of the lamp and is configured to allow selective exposure of the lamp. ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7063446 | Lamp mount A light assembly includes a housing which defines a longitudinal axis. A hollow holding ring and a reflector are fixed within the housing and spaced apart along the axis. A hollow positioning sleeve is disposed at a rear end of the reflector and is arranged on the a... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7040782 | Off-axis parabolic reflector A lamp (8, 108, 208) includes a reflector (10, 110, 210) with a plurality of off-axis reflector segments (20, 22, 24, 120a, 120b, 220). Each off-axis reflector segment has a focus at a perimeter (12, 112, 112 | 05/09/2006 |
| 7018070 | Fluorescent lampholder with disconnectable plug on back A flourescent lamp assembly including a reflector having a cutout, a flourescent lamp and a lampholder. The lampholder includes a base end positioned within the cutout, a socket receiving the flourescent lamp and a first plug-in connector of a first gender for recei... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7018073 | Datum structure for ensuring alignment of a lamp assembly A light source assembly configured for installation into a reflector assembly including a reflector, the reflecting assembly having a datum structure includes lamp having an emitting portion for emitting light, and a header supporting the lamp and defining a plurali... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7008098 | Vehicle headlamp assembly with lampshade and lighting circuit separately mounted to reflector In a headlamp assembly, a reflector unit includes a bearing surface for supporting a lighting control circuit. The lighting control circuit is mounted to the backside of the reflector unit across a holder, and directly connected to a discharge bulb. The reflector un... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004609 | Headlamp bulb A headlight lamp has at least one lamp vessel in which at least one luminous element is enclosed, and a lamp base, which is provided with the electric terminals of the headlight lamp. The base has an annular metallic holder in which the at least one lamp vessel is f... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6994559 | Device for the electrical connection of contact pins to connecting pins of a plug-in connector formed from the device A device (10) has a locating face (22) offset laterally with respect to the pilot section (16) and extending substantially tangentially, which, when the pilot section (16) is inserted into a housing hole, interacts with a corresponding lo... | 02/07/2006 |
